09-04-2007, 11:03 PM
I play a Priest as my main, but also have a Prot Warrior as my alt. I MT KZ and Heroics mostly when I'm on the Warrior.
I use an 8/11/42 build.
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents...an&n=Zaknalfien
Here are some of the things I like about the build....
AE Tanking Skills - I find Imp TC and PH to be terrific AE tanking skills. TC/PC/Demo/Cleave & Tab Taunt for AE tanking. I can save healers a lot of mana, and heal agro by tank kiting with PH. I've tanked 4-5 mobs this way in Heroic SH, just by getting past that initial pull, where I need to build some spike AE agro, then use PH to kite the mobs w/o tanking dmg.
Threat Generation & DPS - The points given above are the same reasons I chose the spec I did. Often times I find myself tanking for DPS main toons, geared out in SSC/TK/Mag/Gruul gear, and I'm doing everything possible just to stay ahead of them in threat. Having the rage available to spam to 5 sunders, TC, Demo, and then start the GCD spam of SS, Devastate, Revenge...all while using my auto swing on HS or Cleave, is awesome. I find that in many fights, I need the extra threat from HS, or extra AE threat from Cleave. Having a nice 1h weapon, w/ Cruelty and Imp 1H, gives me some solid rage and white dmg threat.
Also, on DPS fights like Shade, it's great to be able to DW and spam Devastate/HS and not run outta rage in seconds.
Talents that I find missing in my build...
- I do wish I coud get Anger Managment, but I would not give up PH for it.
- Imp HS. I use HS alot, expecially on boss fights where I'm fighting to push my TPS up.
- Imp Taunt. While one might say that you really shouldn't need this. Multi mob tanking, expecailly w/ a healer w/ low threat reduction abilities (i.e. no fade), Imp taunt is very nice. If I did heroics full time, I'd probably get this.
- Imp Revenge. See Imp Taunt. Great skill for the Heroic only tank.
- Imp Devensive Stance. This is more of a 25 man tanking talent, and if I started to tank some SSC bosses or something, I'd certainly try to get this one.
Talents I don't miss at all...
- Imp Charge/Imp Overpower. I used to swear by these talents. I just don't miss them at all now.
- Imp Sunder. This one is on the bubble. I suppose if I really wanted to lock down multi mobs, being able to tab/sunder spam would be a great way to do it. I just find the use of cleave, TC and PH to work better for me. Also, I don't mind one mob getting pulled from me, cuz that means I can taunt it back and 'steal' the threat.
I use an 8/11/42 build.
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents...an&n=Zaknalfien
Here are some of the things I like about the build....
AE Tanking Skills - I find Imp TC and PH to be terrific AE tanking skills. TC/PC/Demo/Cleave & Tab Taunt for AE tanking. I can save healers a lot of mana, and heal agro by tank kiting with PH. I've tanked 4-5 mobs this way in Heroic SH, just by getting past that initial pull, where I need to build some spike AE agro, then use PH to kite the mobs w/o tanking dmg.
Threat Generation & DPS - The points given above are the same reasons I chose the spec I did. Often times I find myself tanking for DPS main toons, geared out in SSC/TK/Mag/Gruul gear, and I'm doing everything possible just to stay ahead of them in threat. Having the rage available to spam to 5 sunders, TC, Demo, and then start the GCD spam of SS, Devastate, Revenge...all while using my auto swing on HS or Cleave, is awesome. I find that in many fights, I need the extra threat from HS, or extra AE threat from Cleave. Having a nice 1h weapon, w/ Cruelty and Imp 1H, gives me some solid rage and white dmg threat.
Also, on DPS fights like Shade, it's great to be able to DW and spam Devastate/HS and not run outta rage in seconds.
Talents that I find missing in my build...
- I do wish I coud get Anger Managment, but I would not give up PH for it.
- Imp HS. I use HS alot, expecially on boss fights where I'm fighting to push my TPS up.
- Imp Taunt. While one might say that you really shouldn't need this. Multi mob tanking, expecailly w/ a healer w/ low threat reduction abilities (i.e. no fade), Imp taunt is very nice. If I did heroics full time, I'd probably get this.
- Imp Revenge. See Imp Taunt. Great skill for the Heroic only tank.
- Imp Devensive Stance. This is more of a 25 man tanking talent, and if I started to tank some SSC bosses or something, I'd certainly try to get this one.
Talents I don't miss at all...
- Imp Charge/Imp Overpower. I used to swear by these talents. I just don't miss them at all now.
- Imp Sunder. This one is on the bubble. I suppose if I really wanted to lock down multi mobs, being able to tab/sunder spam would be a great way to do it. I just find the use of cleave, TC and PH to work better for me. Also, I don't mind one mob getting pulled from me, cuz that means I can taunt it back and 'steal' the threat.